| Names | Ямал-102 Yamal-101 (after launch) Yamal-100 KA-1 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | Gazprom Space Systems |
| COSPAR ID | 1999-047B |
| SATCAT no. | 25897 |
| Website | https://www.gazprom-spacesystems.ru |
| Mission duration | 12 years (planned) 11 years, 2 months (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Yamal-102 |
| Spacecraft type | Yamal-100 |
| Bus | USP Bus |
| Manufacturer | RSC Energia (bus) Space Systems/Loral (payload) |
| Launch mass | 1,360 kg (3,000 lb) |
| Power | 2200 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 6 September 2009, 16:36:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Proton-K / Blok DM-2M |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 81/23 |
| Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
| Entered service | November 1999 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
| Deactivated | 9 August 2010 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 90° East |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 12 C-band |
| Coverage area | Russia |
Yamal-102 (Russian: Ямал-102) was a geostationary communications satellite operated by Gazkom and built by RSC Energia.[1] It was, along with Yamal-101 the first communications satellite of the Yamal programme and the first iteration of the USP Bus.[2][3] It was a 1,360 kg (3,000 lb) satellite with 2200 watts of power (1300 watts available for the payload) on an unpressurized bus.[4] It had eight SPT-70 electric thrusters by OKB Fakel for station keeping.[5] Its payload was 12 C-band equivalent transponders supplied by Space Systems/Loral.[6]